So kotek, they sud just install IU for ciggies instead...

[Apollo]

Home > Breaking News > Singapore > Story Sep 10, 2008 Ciggies to get new stamp FROM Jan 1 2009, all duty-paid cigarettes sold in Singapore will need to be marked with the letters 'SDPC', which stands for Singapore Duty-Paid Cigarettes.

Once this new ruling kicks off, all unmarked cigarettes sold here would be deemed illegal.

 

This means that anyone caught selling, buying, or having in possession cigarettes without the SDPC marking would be committing an offence under the Customs and GST Acts.

 

'The availability of cheap duty-unpaid cigarettes will hamper our national effort to discourage to discourage smoking', said Mr Fong Yong Kian, Director-General of Customs.

 

'The marking will serve as deterrence against the peddling and buying of contrabrand cigarettes and help our officers in the enforcement efforts,' he added.

 

Under the Customs and GST Acts, smoking and possession of duty-unpaid cigarettes is an offence. For every packet of duty-unpaid cigarettes, the offender can be fined $500.

 

Members of the public can visit the Singapore Customs website for more information.

 

http://www.straitstimes.com/Breaking%2BNew...ory_277105.html

 

will the dye used in the tattoo for ciggie cause cancer?

[Acemundo]

wah lau, smoke cigarette next time also so leh cheh and can get one into trouble with the law

[Tanjkp]

So the illegal ones need to hide / go back lane to smoke ? [laugh]lipsrsealed]

[Shull]

..looks like they DO have USMS and WITS project in GST ori-fice..what's the award for this suggestion arh?

 

mite as well ban ciggies..

 

eh..buay sai..ban ciggie, no moolah for pay rise liao...

Edited September 10, 2008 by Shull

[Shull]

i use felt tip marker write can onot ah?

 

after that, they come out with hologramic paper for the ciggie paper to prevent 'fake' cigarette..all non-hologramic ciggie are illegal..

Edited September 10, 2008 by Shull

[Nolicense]

what about those people who have ciggy from JB? just a few sticks left over.

what about those from airport arrive and bought duty free? cannot remember is it now ban to buy ciggy at airport?

 

Anyway i find the explaination that this will help the anti-smoking campaign from a Customs officer disturbing.. is he also under ministry of health?

[Shull]

since donkey yrs back..cannot buy ciggie from duty free shop in airport liao..

[David]

Two difficulties with this proposal. 1)The print will be very small and we need to get up close to see. By which time we will be inhaling second-hand smoke. 2) When we get too close to the smoker's comfort, we will probably be exposed as who is the complainant.

 

Suggest that the smoke exhale out to be orange color so from far can be seen for those illegals.

[David]

Next PC Show/COMEX Show, portable printer for printing SDPC. Maybe can advertise our MCF too.

[Tanjkp]

Print the wording on the transparent paper and stick on lah. Looks legal right ?

[Tanjkp]

Two difficulties with this proposal. 1)The print will be very small and we need to get up close to see. By which time we will be inhaling second-hand smoke. 2) When we get too close to the smoker's comfort, we will probably be exposed as who is the complainant.

 

Suggest that the smoke exhale out to be orange color so from far can be seen for those illegals.

 

For 1) the officer will wear face mask and carry magnifying glass for the round.

 

For 2) from far away can tell who is illegal

 

Edited September 10, 2008 by Tanjkp

[Apollo]

knn..looks like they DO have USMS and WITS project in GST ori-fice..what's the award for this suggestion arh?

 

mite as well ban ciggies..

 

eh..buay sai..ban ciggie, no moolah for pay rise liao...

 

neber ask me for skolar idea deh... i say hor, must puff out red smoke one then is legal. i mean red hor beri obvious.. like the WP color.

 

no no no.. i mean patriotic color.

[Shull]

 

..problem solved..

[Shull]

toylet janitor can only suggest ideas to improve toylet..

 

these type muz give skolar one..

 

people like us..prampee lvl better

[Othello]

evidently & apparently, someone is just too free , nothing to do come my place wash my car lah ...

[Chisiang]

lol!!! What makes them think that illegal cigarettes won't be able to do their own printing at source don't need rocket science to do the printing

[Nolicense]

eh no lar, no need print the SDPC. just make the white portion paper orange in color. then the smoke also orange color.

[Shull]

the orange ink will cause cancer you know..